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Positive Train Control technology is capable of automatically controlling train speeds and movements should a locomotive engineer fail to take appropriate action.
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$1.4M research collaboration to develop location awareness technology to transmit a signal to approaching subway operators notifying them of the presence of track workers.
Read More →Privately financed, this $650 million transportation system is being built to Las Vegas' unique standards with sleek car design and "pavilions" instead of stations. Long-term viability will depend on farebox, advertising and merchandising revenue.
Read More →A $998 million extension completed last year covers the 882 miles from Alice Springs to the northern port city of Darwin.
Read More →The inspections, conducted in conjunction with TSA officials, are expected to take only minutes and designed to be non-intrusive, as police will randomly select bags or packages to check for hazardous materials using ionization technology as well as K-9 units trained to detect explosive materials.
Read More →The Transit Alliance commissioned IBM to analyze transportation networks across the region and identify initiatives that could reduce congestion and stress on Middle Tennessee’s current infrastructure.
Read More →The agency will invest $10 million in beginning to replace approximately 400 Red Line track circuits, enabling it to run its trains in automatic mode. All 1,730 track circuits are slated for eventual replacement, at an estimated cost of $60.5 million.
Read More →The Regio2N contract signed with SNCF in February, foresees the production of a total maximum of 860 trains.
Read More →To meet growing demand for public transit here, authorities plan to add 109 miles of subway track to the city’s underground network by 2015, and expand city bus lanes by 86 miles.
Read More →Now, without the need to open a separate PDF file, you can zoom in to enlarge any part of the map and expose details for easy viewing.
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